Taking a break from a long weekend of supervising the writing of vetoes in the Governor’s office, Paul Reagan stopped by the quarterly Central Committee meeting this morning. He shared some thoughts, getting an enthusiastic standing ovation from the committee members.
- We vetoed the MIRC becaise it is a sham. It is nothing but an obstacle to Medicaid expansion.
- We vetoed the Stanley amendment because it purports to restrict an appropriation the doesn’t exist.
- We vetoed $18 million worth of judges because they said that the Governor could not make those appointments if they are not in session. We’re for those judgships. We can get the money restored, but they are not going to restrict the Governor’s power to appoint.
- We don’t have money for a lavish new General Assemebly building when we don’t have money for homeless people.
That said, Reagan bade farewell to a cheering audience of Democrats proud of a Governor who can deal with bush league Republicans. They may have just met the man we elected and they grossly underestimated.
“I think what we saw yesterday was a continuation of what the Governor has done from the very first moment that he got into office. And that is do exactly what he said he would do in his campaign; which was to restore integrity to government, fight for health care, and bring trust back into the state government.”
